EMERGENCY & TRAUMA CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
The Emergency and Trauma Center serves as the tertiary referral center for medical care in East Tennessee, serving Knox County and 21 surrounding counties. University of Tennessee Medical Center is the area’s only Level I Trauma Center, the highest level attainable.
University of Tennessee Medical Center's Emergency & Trauma Center is proudly recognized as a Center of Excellence.
What is a Center of Excellence?
A Center of Excellence is an area of health care specialization in a medical center that is recognized by the medical community as providing the most expert and highest level of care.
At UTMC, a clinical service is designated as a Center of Excellence when it meets these criteria:
• A comprehensive clinical continuum of care
• Quality differentiation of services and technology
• Commitment to education and research
• Clinical and administrative leadership
• Community impact and market prominence
A Center of Excellence means more focused care in a critical medical field. It means you have access to a full range of treatment options and quality care. It means the doctors who treat you are so qualified in their specialty that they are entrusted with training future doctors in the field. And it means that every patient can be assured that we are focused on improving treatment protocols, programs and outcomes for every patient.